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Laws & Regulations
The articles of the Regulation on the Accessibility of Banking Services are listed below. Published in the Official Gazette on 18 June 2016 (issue 29746), banks must strictly comply with them. PART ONE Purpose...
Credit Card
The payment card industry is arguably the sector most affected by technology and the quickest to adapt new developments. With mobile devices, payment systems have changed a lot - we now prefer using our credit cards virtually rather than physically.
Credit Card
A co-badge card is issued under two or more payment schemes (Mastercard, Troy, Diners Club, Discover, etc.). If a bank's product supports multiple schemes, customers can request a card carrying two or more payment brands.
Credit Card
Many people who appear as credit card victims in the news and on social media run into trouble because they think their credit limit is unlimited and forget it must eventually be repaid. A credit card is the best payment instrument, if you know how to use it.
Credit Card
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a technical and operational standard created by the PCI Committee, formed by internationally recognized payment brands, to ensure data security in card payment systems.
Credit Card
The ISO/IEC 7810 standard is an international standard that defines the physical characteristics of cards (credit cards, ATM cards, ID cards, etc.) such as physical dimensions, bending, flame and chemical resistance, temperature and humidity resistance, toxicity, and flammability.
Credit Card
BIN is short for Bank Identification Number: a unique, bank-specific number created under ISO/IEC 7812 standards that shows which bank a card belongs to. It is the first 6 digits of a card.
Credit Card
BIN stands for Bank Identification Number, the unique code made up of a card's first 6 digits that identifies which bank issued it, under the ISO/IEC 7812 standard.
Credit Card
Issuer Identification Number (IIN) is the first 6 digits of 16-digit cards and the first 8 digits of 19-digit cards. It is more commonly known as BIN (Bank Identification Number). Learn what the IIN table holds and how to look one up.
Clearing
DE03/Reimbursement Attribute carries the Reimbursement Value of a transaction. BKM uses this information as the basis for calculating interchange fees and charges between member banks.
Contactless
As end users, we have come to love contactless payments, which are becoming a bigger part of daily life. So what features let contactless cards make payments without touching the POS terminal? There are two classes: MSD cards and Contactless EMV cards.
EMV
The AID tells the terminal which applications are present on a chip during a POS or ATM transaction. What does the AID do? It lets the terminal determine whether it supports an application on the chip. In Tag 9F06, it is 5-16 digits long.